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S. BROWN..

WATER BLEVATOR.

N. PETERS. Pholmliwgmphnr. Washington, D.C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL BROWN, OF WASHINGTON, INDIANA.

WATER- ELEVATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 373,962, dated November29, 1887.

I Application filed September 11, 1886. Serial No. 213,351. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern: V

Be it known that l, SAMUEL BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the county of Daviess 'and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Water-Elevators, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

The invention relates to improvements in apparatus for raising waterfrom wells, tanks', or cisterns, and conveying it to any desireddistance therefrom, the objects being to increase the strength of thecurrent through certain parts of the system of pipes and attachedreservoirs and prevent freezing therein; and it consists intheconstruction and novel arrangement ofparts,hereinafterdescribed,illustrated in the drawings, and pointed outin the claimshereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view, partly in section, of thewhole apparatus. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the central part ofthe apparatus.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates a suction-cylinder of.ordinary con-l struction, having its bottom closed and provided withthe usual small perforations, a a, in`

its periphery to strain the water passing within.

a is an upwardlyope'ning valve resting in a proper seat made in adiaphragm or partition near the top of the suction-cylinder. Screwed orotherwise secured to the top of said cylinder and communicatingtherewith is the pipe B, which rises` vertically to a proper height,then bends over in a large curve, and extending vertically downward issecured to the top of the reservoir C, preferably by a threaded part ofthe pipe engaging an internallythreaded cap, c, on the upper end of thereservoir. The part ofthe pipe B within the reservoir is formed intoalarge coil, b, and has screwed upon its threaded end the nut b', into acentral threaded opening in which is engaged the upper end of a coil, D,of less diameter than the coil b, and made of piping of not much morethan half the diameter of the piping constituting the larger coil. Thereservoir C is made in two sections, outwardly flanged at their meetingedges and secured together by bolts through the ianges, as shown in thedrawings.

c is a neck depending centrally from the lowest section of the reservoirO, and having the orifice at its end threaded to engage the end of apipe, E, which descends a suitable distance and then bends upward at aproper inclination.

F is an airchamber upon the pipe E, pro vided with a valve or faucet, f,to empty its contents, when necessary, or to relieve the air-pressurewithin. The upper end, f', of the pipe E passes through an opening inthe base of the conical casing G, which is made in sections, tlangedattheir meeting edges, and bolted through the tlanges, as shown in thedrawings. The said end f is pointed or tapered, so as to cause theascending water to iiow with greater rapidity into the lower end of apipe, H, sustained axially within the casing'G, and into the lower endof which the said tapered end enters a sufficient distance.

I is a pipe, one end of which passes through a central opening in theclosed upper end of the casing, the part within the same being taperedand entering the upper end of the pipe H, which is of larger diameterthan the pipe I. The latter pipe, after running a suitable distanceupward, curves vertically downward, and has upon the highest point ofitsbend the priming-chamber t', as shown in the drawings. The lower portionof said pipe passes through the neckj of the reservoir J, which is madein two sections flanged and bolted together similarly to the reservoirC. The part of the p ipe I within the reservoir J is formed into a coil,j', in all respects similar to the coil b, and has on it a nut, ji,similar to the nut b.

`K is a coil similar to the coil D, and engaging in a central opening inthe nutji.

L is a coiled pipe with its upper end engaged in an opening in thebottom ofthe lowest section of the reservoir J. The said coil has itslower end straightened and provided with a valve or faucet, Z, and ismade of pipe of less diameter than that constituting any ofthe othercoils, so that the discharge of water through it will never be greaterthan the supply of water moving up in the apparatus.

rIhe operation of my invention is as follows: The cylinderAissubmergedin the tank, pond, or other source of water. The screw-cap kis then removed from the upper end of the priming-chamber, and thedischarge-cock Z is closed.

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Tater is then poured into the priming-chamber until the entire apparatusis filled, and the screw-cap is then replaced on the primingchamber andthe discharge-cock l is opened. As the water fiows downward in the pipeI to the coils, a vacuum is formed in the chamber As soon as the vacuumin the chamber t' is sufcientl ygreat, the water starts upward from thereceiving end of the apparatus to fill the vacuum and liows to thedischarge point, as will be readily understood. The chamber F becomesiilled with air carried in by the rushing current of water, and when thepressure ot' air in the said chamber becomes so great as to interferewith the operation of the device thc coclrf is opened, therebypermitting the air to escape. \Vhen the current is started through theapparatus by suction from the end A, it will continue to flow throughthe suction cylinder, and the water will be prevented from returningthereto by the valve a. Then the water fills the reservoir C above thepoint of the coil D, the said reservoir becomes an ain vessel, andtheair-pressure tends to accelerate the current; also, the size ofthe coilb in the airspace of the reservoir tends to prevent the water fromfreezing therein, and the water in the reservoir tends to preventfreezing in the small coil D, which is intended to draw the water in acentral stream from the larger coil.

The water escaping between the meeting points of the pipes H and I formsa waterjacket around the former pipe and prevents freezing therein. Italso forms a water-packing around the junction of the pipes E and H, sothat the said joint need not be made tight, and yet the pipe E can senda rapid current, as explained, into the pipe H.

The purposes and action of the reservoir .I and coilsj' and K areidentical, respectively, with those of the reservoir C and coils b andD, and the purpose of the coil L has been heretofore explained.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. In an apparatus forelevating water, the combination of the perforated suction-cylinder A,having the upwardly-opening valvein its upper side, theupwardly-extending pipe B, communicating with the upper end of cylinderA, and having the depending coil b, formed at its opposite end, and thecoil D, of

reduced caliber, depending from the coil 5, the reservoir C, attached topipe B, and 1n which the coils b and D are arranged, the conducting-pipeconnected to the lower end of reservoir C, and the air-chambers, one ormore, communicating with the said conducting-pipe and having thefaucets, substantially as described.

2. In a waterconveying apparatus, the combination of the valvedsuction-cylinder, the pipe B, communicating therewith and having thedepending leg terminating in coil b, the reservoir C, in which the saidcoil is located, the pipe E, connected to the lower end of saidreservoir and having the chamber F and the opened end, the pipe H,having its lower end adapted to receive the uptnrned end of pipe E, thepipe I, communicating with the upper end of pipe H, and'having thechamber z' and the depending leg, the case G, surrounding the pipe H andthe ends of pipes E and I, and the reservoir J, attached to pipe I, thecoilsj and it, forming eontinuations of the lower leg of the pipe I andarranged in reservoir J, the said reservoir having the coil L at itslower end, of reduced caliber, substantially as described.

3. In a waterconveying apparatus, the combination, with thesuctioncylinder, reservoir, and connectingpipe, ail constructedsubstantially as described, ot the pipe E, connected with the bottom ofthe reservoir and provided with the air-chamber F and tapered end f',the conical easing G, the pipe H, secured centrally in said casing, andthe pipe I, having its tapered end inserted in the upper end of the pipeH, and provided with the primingchamber t' and a downwardly-descendingportion or leg, all constructed and arranged, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

4f. In a water-conveying apparatus, the combination,with thesuction-cylinder, reservoirs,

connecting-pipes, and coils, all constructed and arranged substantiallyas described, of the coil L, depending from the reservoir J, providedwith the valve or faucet Z, and of less caliber than any of the othercoils used in the apparatus, for the purpose set forth.

SAMUEL BROWN. Witnesses:

J Essa W. BURTON, JOHN HYATT.

